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| Oct 07, 2004Urban Cinefile
As a feature, The Calcium Kid pulls too many punches and misses the opportunity to open up on some of these hilarious situations, and with its amateurish attempt at a mockumentary, it really only serves as a light spar around the ring, as opposed to the full-on punch up it could have been. ... Full Review
| Apr 16, 2004BBC Films
Over-egged, half-baked, and too darn sweet, The Calcium Kid is little more than cinematic creampuff..... ... Full Review
RTE, Ireland
The breathless editing and hyperactive music at the start of 'The Calcium Kid' gives the hope that this British mockumentary is going somewhere
The film soon settles into a so-so low-budget wannabe comedy that never really goes anywhere, despite the presence of up-and-coming Hollywood star Orlando Bloom.
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